I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
BARRY ZITOThere’s a part of me that wants to go streak and run outside and jump around and go swim in the ocean and do everything. The other part of me wants to bear down and repeat this kind of performance next year and in the years to come.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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We speak for the entire Giants organization when we say that there is no place in society for hatred and bullying against anyone.
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I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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I think I’m aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.
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It’s not like I’m some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field.
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It would be great to just be able to ignore everything and pitch to a spot, to suppress the intellect and let the intuition take over.
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The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
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I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.
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When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I’m the same guy I’ve always been.
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I can count my friends on one hand.
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I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
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Meyer and I have a bit in common because we’re both left-handed. I think it’s great that he seeks out that advice because he’s not too “cool” or too uncomfortable to ask for it.
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I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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